I had kids at mine. My sister had a few little things to keep them occupied. It was only a few hours. And the 1 year old and 6 year old cleaned up every scrap of paper/tissue/ribbon. Super helpful and adorable. They were all very well behaved kids.

I wouldn’t bring my crazy 1 year old to a shower unless I had to now. He likes to move and he wants to chat with everyone. He would be distracting.

I’ve never been to a shower where kids attended except for infants and a few 12 year old+. It’s not a pro or anti kid thing…it’s a few hours of adult time to celebrate a momma-to-be, not a group play session.